The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-14
In HONOR OF UNION HEROES
Ceremonies Incident to dedication OF
Cass County's Soldiers Monument.
Logansport's Buildings and Streets Beautl"
fully Decorated, and the City Crowded
with Yisitors-A Splendid Procession.
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large but to-day's is immense. Last night every
mans house was a free hotel, and every hall was
filled with cots, and open for visitors. Notwitn-
standing this, hundreds were compelled to sleep
il doorways or walk the streets all night This
morning the crowds commenced pouring into the
city from every direction, and the ntreets are
packed and crowded with 30. 900 people. 1t is an
impossibility TO make any progress on the SIDE
walks, and pedestrians are compelled to keep
in the middle OF the road"
This morning General Gibson, Secretary OF
State Griffin, and the distinguished visitors were
driven out to the Insane Asylum grounds and
shown of Indiania's magnificent monu-
ments to her unfortunate people. After returning
from the asylum the party was shown over the
entire city. General Gibson pronounced Logans-
port the most beautifully decorated city, for its
size, that he has ever SEEM and the grand arch
at the corner of Fifth and Broadway the finest
decoration that he has seen in fifty years OF pub
lie life.
Logansport has done herself credit in making
arrangements to receive the guests who are
here and those who will arrive during the day to
witness the cling of our monument 70 the
soldiers. The city is attired in it's richest raj
ment. No place Of the size ever more beau
tifully and deliberately decorated. Scores of i'm
mense flags suspended from windows, Chin
ney tops ard the domes of the larger buildings
or hung across the streets Thousands of yards
bunting blending harmoniously with ever
green's and flowers gives the whole touch of
beauty. Flags and srreamers of red white and
blue are everywhere and indicate that every
one is patriotic and that they want the world at
large to know it
A unique decoration is that of R. B. Baird. of
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Der of the Knights of Pythias, and has on the
east side of his residence an immense triangle,
in the center of which is a genuine skull and
cross bones. a concealed string is attached TO
the lower jaw. and Mr.. Baird amuses himself by
pulling the string and working the jaw.
Postmaster Louthain has almost hidden the
postofice beneath flags and bunting Pictures
of Cleveland and Hendricks occupy prominent
positions, and portraits of Washington, Lincoln,
and Grant look down upon the crowd.
The time from to 10 A. NJ was devoted to the
reception of visiting Grand Army posts and
Market street shortly after IL o'clock The first
division was made up of Grand Army posts
nearly every post in southern and central In
diana being present The veterans moved along
to the soul stirring strains of fife Md drum and
were everywhere received with deafening ap-
plause. Missing arms and faces seamed with
deep scars spoke eloquenty to the four years
of war that swept over this bright land quar-
Ter of century ago. The ovation rendered the
heroes by the immense crowd must have con-
not forgotten.
The second division was made up of Patri-
archs Militant, and presented splendid appear
ance.
The third division was made up Of Uniformed
Ranks, Knights of Pythias. Frankfort, Kokomo.
South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Marion sent
sidered the finest feature of the parade.
The fourth division was made mp of artillery
companies under the Command of Capt Alex
ander Hardy. kokomo. frankfort and Lafay-
a
will participate in the great sham battle and
naval battle on Eel river.
Knights Templars formed the fifth division, un-
der the command of Harry TORI. Following
this was the sixth division. omposed of military
companies from neghboring cities. The last
division was made up of Sons of Veterans from
Anderson. Waverly. Huntington, Wabash and
South Bend. The number OF men in line reached
thirty-five hundred. The procession was over
two miles in length, and occupied three quarters
of an hour In passing given point
Shortly after noon special escort consisting
of the bands, Grand Army posts and Sons of
Veterans. escorted the speakers to the cemetery.
The programme at the unwilling at the cemetery
was as follows:
Hymn. America BY the Gilmore chorus; IN
yelling of the monument; delivery of the monu-
ment to the Grand Army or the Republic for
dedication; response by the commander of the
post; ceremonies by the post, participated in by
the army and navy in full uniform: display
of the flag of our ancestors by the Gilmore chorus;
prayer by the chaplain; dedication of the mon
ument; orations by Gen. W. II. Gibson and Hon,
David Tarpie; Star Spangled Banner" by the
Gilmore chorus, with artillery accompaniment.
The exercises at the cemetery were witnessed
by an immense crowd. Gen. Gibson made
an eloquent thirty minute speech and paid a
glowing tribute to the dead soldiers. In the
course of his remarks Gen. Gibson said:
''Mr. President. comrades of the Grand ARMY
of the Republic, ana fellow citizens of Cass
county-We come to-day to no uumeaning cere-
mony.. We are here for no IDLE purposes; we
the memory of the patriotic dead, and
as look upon that finished shaft it comes to
rs in language more eloquent than words, what
means that memorial shaftl In all the ages of
to commemorate tho 1asds of the great
and the worthy II poetry and in
song by monuments of bronze, iron, and granite
The people of Cass county have honored them
selves and honored this glorious State by lifting
upon this cemetery slope the highest memorial
shaft yet erected in America to perpetuate the
of the dead. In its presence uncover
my head; in this solemn presence l ask, what
does it meant It that but
one score and six years since this land
of repose and peace by the uplifting of a strange
banner that meant rebellion against the consti-
tuition and authority of the United States of
the drum and fife were heard S'o in
your streets, and these gray-headed mothers.
these fond wives, were asked to give up their
husbands and sons But what a change there
has been. Four years OF blood at the front
four years Of tears at home-that great drama
that involved tho mightiess nation of Christen-
dom in civil war tbs most stupenduous OF all
time-a war upon which issues depended more
important to the race than any that
had ever been before submitted. What does
this monument sayl It says that the storm
cloud Of war has passed; it SAYS that the Union
that was sweating great drops of blood at
every pore is now at peace, free and united with
one flag. constitution, and freedom the her
itage of every human being that breathes
Let us be honest before that shaft.
say that to sanctify and perpetuate the crime
of crimes, the merchandise in human flesh and
souls, States revolted against the authority of
this Union, and then, with needless.
reckless determination, they plucked with
felonious hands the stars from the
the federal constellation and trailed
them in the Internal mire of treason and rebel
lion and you boys of the Grand Army. with
myself, went out to find the stars and we cot
them and brought them back, and there